Suspension Structure; Suspensions; Front Suspension; Rear Suspension - Fiat 500 C Manual

SUSPENSION STRUCTURE.

Suspensions.

The suspensions allow the vehicle to undertake any type of route, without transmitting the bumps from
the wheels into the passenger compartment, reducing side oscillation (rolling) and longitudinal
oscillation (pitching) of the body. The 500 C version has new variants vs. the basic vehicle.

Front suspension.

Independent, McPherson type front suspension with spheroid cast iron track control arms secured to
an auxiliary cross member. Offset coil springs and double acting telescopic hydraulic shock absorbers.
Anti-roll torsion bar.
Spheroid cast iron track control arms with new bushes fitted at the back of the vertical axle to improve
the absorption of vibrations and road holding when cornering. Side load type coil springs that allow
better reduction of stem tangential forces with resulting improved absorption of slight unevenness in
the road surface. Dual acting telescopic hydraulic shock absorbers. Upper shock absorber mounting
with improved axial rigidity to improve comfort. The wheel strut has an increased transverse camber
angle to improve camber angle when cornering (wheel perpendicular to the ground).

Rear suspension.

The torsion beam rear suspension (semi-independent wheels) has an anti-roll bar coming from 500
Abarth version. Rear suspension of the basic model has no anti-roll bar. Coil springs and double
acting telescopic hydraulic shock absorbers.
Front and rear wheel hubs on versions equipped with ABS have a special bearing for active sensors
which replaces the toothed wheel on previous systems.
The advantages of this solution are:
•
Similar kinematic behaviour to independent wheels with associated functional
advantages
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Cross member stabilising function improved by the anti-roll bar
•
Excellent comfort thanks to the improved vertical flexibility
•
Excellent handling thanks to the higher stabilising action due to the anti-roll bar
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